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Union Army Recruits in Black Regiments in the United States, 1862-1865 (ICPSR 9426)

Principal Investigator(s):Metzer, Jacob; Margo, Robert A.

Summary:

This data collection was designed to examine the
characteristics of free Blacks and ex-slaves mustered into the Union
Army between 1862 and the end of the Civil War. In addition to
variables on personal characteristics, such as skin, eye, and hair
color, height, age, birthplace, and occupation before enlistment, the
data also contain Army-related variables, such as regiment and
company number, rank, enlistment date and place, changes in rank, and
date and cause of end of service.

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Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

Metzer, Jacob, and Robert A. Margo. UNION ARMY RECRUITS IN BLACK REGIMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1862-1865. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Workshop in Economic History [producer], 1990. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-07-24. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09426.v1

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Methodology

Sample:
Judgmental sample of eight Black infantry regiments in the
Union Army. The sample represents slightly under 5 percent of all
Black troops and has wide regional coverage within the Southern
states.

Data Source:

Union Army Regimental Records

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1991-03-05

Version History:

2007-07-24 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have
been added to this data collection.